Building tile



Patented May l5, i928.

' UNITE f GEORGE F. Bonsoir LAIAim'iTi-I,` iNnIAIn-i.

BUILDING TILE.

Appucatmined January 19, 1i924.seriaima Gs'zgies.

My invention relates to-buildingtiles, and

'particularly to tiles made of cement or concrete.'` I

One of the objectso'f the invention is to lprovidea tile which will permit a building or building wall construction to be drained sol as to insure vthe dryness ofthe basement and other lower parts of the building.

Another object of the invention is to secure durability and simplicity of construction and inexpensiveness of manufacture.

` i ln` the accompanying drawings Fig. l is a ",.view partly in'vertical section and partly in side elevation ofthe lower portion of a building provided with tiles einbodying'my invention;

Y '.FigQQ is a plan lview of one of the tiles;V

' VFigs; vSand 4 are `crosssections taken on lines 3 3 and 4--4 respectivelyv in Fig. 2; and 'A Y 5,-is ak bottom viewv ofthe tile.

' Referring to the drawings, lu show the lower portion of a building construction,

the' same' consisting of tfwo` meeting walls A 'and B, and these Wall portions arejunder-l stood to compriserthe kbottom corner o f a y building,th`e ground or earth C being shown may with' sidewalls la and a'. central space 1b.

atone side andfbelow the same. The usual vfooting D is also shownanda Hoor E which `3() ,of the footing A befthe floor of the level slightly above the level D 'and which is understood to basement or theiirstfIOOr has 'its' upper of they building, as lthe case 'iiiay l be.

The walls A Aand B` aire preferably composedv of several layersvoftile 1 1 which be the usual or yordinary form of tile These walls also contain tiles embodying my invention and these tiles?, are preferably ,laid in a single row or layer at the bottom of and below the layers oft-iles 1 1.` Each tilen2` preferably comprisesy apair of side i walls 3 3 andend vwalls 4 4, andv an ininwardlyy from the endfwalls 4 4 and ter- :sal

'termediate cross wall 5, ,'5 forming ,spaces or chambers 6 6. EachV `tile also, preferably has horizontally dis horizontal membersv Y members upper sides of horizontally arranged duct" -or vconduit spaces or,V chambers 9 9, which said'cwalls 3, 4 and arelfor drainage purposes as will be further `caught bythe y my improved tiles and automatically drainedv building, no matter what itmaybe.

av-space or chamber 8 is" explained, lsaid 'conduits or ducts 9 9 lying between the low.er ends of thetside walls v3 3, asbest shown in Fig. 3. Thus each tile is provided With a horizontallyr disposed conduit formed in two parts 9 9 with an Vopenso'y ing Y 8* from above into yt-he same randthis conduit permitsthe drainage and horizontal f flow of waterA or other liquid which may be in thevic'inity and `which may enter the conduit either through the Vcentral opening 9 or'atxthe ends 10-10', 'the side members projecting kslightly beyond the end walls' 4-4. Also `the horizontal `members 7 7rserve as'shelves or platforms to catch such mortar or other substance as may be Adropped down upon orinto the tiles, particularly in the'process of building. Y

, "fhus it Will'be seen that when'the Wall is built as shown, water may yseep through the these tiles 2 2 are laid end to end, as Well shown in Fig. l, wherebyl a continuous duct is formed lto the tile ductsections 9 9, the

water will run along, this continuous ductv anduponthe footing Dupon. which the tiles are laid `and* will'flow or drain into *some* suitable drainage arrangement, as for example, thetile drain 11 which is composed 'sidewalls ofthe tiles '1 1 and it Will run down the same and in the intermediate space l, and yvvllyflow intoy the tiles 2 2 and into the duct-s 9 9 thereof, and inasmuch as of tiles 12 12' and anlelbow tile 13 eXtendv ing up and'into an aperture 14 inthe foot Dunderneathone ofthe tiles whereby water drained into tiles 2 2 `will run along the duct or passage formedjthereby and intol the` "drain 11, and thence to'a sewer'ornother o suitable outlet; -j K Thus it will be seen' that a thoroughly tight floor and basement or other lower building part will be secured, all watei'A which may seep or flowinto the Wall at any point thereof -beingy drainage system provided by automatically` y loov off to somefsuitable point, thereby insuring thorough dryness ofthe` lower `Also lin they process of building or at other times, any

,drainage system provided by the drain tiles 2 abovedes'cribed.- c l A'It will be understood that changesand hard matter, such as excess mortar, will be caught on and by the horizontal member 7 andso prevented from entering the ductr part of the lmodifications maybe made inthe construcf i -io tion of the drain. tiles herein disclosed, and also in the mannerl in which the are used,

without departing from the spirit of myv invention.

What I claim is:`

l. A building tile provided with covered means for draining the. building art, 4of

.which it is a portion, and alsoprovi ed with .a protected opening for admitting :liquid i'nto'said drainage means. l

2..A building tileprovided with 7a covered drainage duct, and also provided with I' vprotected*openings toadmit water into said duct.

building tile having covered drainage means for horizontal vdrainage and also having means to vadmit `water into said drainage means and means for protecting *said* drainage means from solid material.

. .-4. A "building tile provided with a-covered .drainage duct extending in a lengthfio wise direction of the tile7 said duct being "formed by a Vhorizontal partitionlocated beltween the top and ybottoni of thetile and provided with aprotected aperturefor admittingrwa'ter into said duct.

V,5J A 'building tile lhaving a lengthwise extending drainageduct formed by apartiftion located ,between-the top and bottom of thetile and having. an aperture for communicating with lfa drain passage in atile above. y 6. A drainage tile having a ,covered lengthwise extending drainage duct formed a substantially horizontally extending partitionwhieh is provided with anraper-y ture yforming an opening for communicat- "ing witha drainage lpassage in atile above.

.Y yAbnilding tile provided with a covered drainage'duct extending in a lengthwise direction in the tile. and an aperture extending.k tortuously downwardly and sidewardly the tile..and communicating with said duct,

, s. A building me provided with a. drain- :age duct'extending in a lengthwise direction in the tile and anaperture extending downwardly in the'tile and communicating v`with said duct, said tile also having a shelf or cover for interceptin solid material and preventing the same duct.y

rom entering said 9.V A building tile yprovided with` a drain- Vageduct extending ina lengthwise direc- Tt-ion 1n the tile and an aperture extending f downwardly in the tile and ycommunicating with said duct, said tile also having a shelf or cover -for intercepting solid material and preventing the same from entering said duct; said shelf being formed or covered by the top of said duc y l0. A building tile comprising vertically arranged members forming downwardly extending chambers or spaces and horizontally arranged members forming a horizontal' ing kof va tile thereon having duct in,v tortuous communication with said vertical chambers or spaces. h

11. A building tile oomprismg vertical side and end walls and a horizontal duct extending froml end to end of the tile below said end walls and between said side walls5 said ductbeing formed by a horizontal partition which is provided with a liquid inlet" lengthwise of and between the 'side' walls, v

and forming a horizontal duct'at fthe bottom of the tile, said tile having an opening communicating with said duct fromabove, said opening being formedv in said horizontal partition between the end walls'fand4 said side walls being extended beyond theiend wallsto form. endy openings 'into fthe of said duct. i

let.' The combination with upper layers of tiles having vertical members-and'verticaly spaces between saldmembers and alower layer of' tile having spaces or chambers communicating with 'the spacesv of sd' upper l layers of tile and also provided with ducts lextending,from side lto side in said 'lowerf r layerv of tiles and forming a substantially horizontally arranged drainage' duct and `'a drainage outlet communicating with Said drainage duct formed by said lower layer of tiles.

1 15. The combination with the wan Vmaits lower mportion provided with a recess passage with said footing. v

16. The combinationwiththewall footing of a row of tiles thereon having their lower' surfaces provided with communicatin horizontally arranged recesses forming with the with a horizontal drainage @passage protected by said Vsleeve and 'a vertical'- drainf age passage communicating'withfthe horizontal passage. 'f

'18. Afbuilding tile v`havinga longitudinally extending partition Vforming a ysubstanl jtia'lly horizontally extendingdrainage 4'duet below thejpartition,'saidjpartition beingfprovided with a lliquid inlet 'communicating wlth said duct and'also'ada'p'ted tof'eommunicate with a drainpassage in a'tile above.

`footing adrain passage 'for the wall.

17. A tile provided with a shelf to collec iexcess 'mortar as it falls Vand valso provided '19. A building tile having a. longitudinally extending partition forming a substantially horizontally extending drainage duct below the partition, said partition being provided with a liquid inlet communicating with said duct and also adapted to communicate wit-l1 a drain passage in a tile above, and an overhang above said aperture to protect the same against solid material.

- v1924. f 10 20. The combination with upper layers of tiles having vertically arranged Vdrainage y l passages of a lower layer of tile having horizontally arranged drainage passages and also having openings to said horizontal passages communicating with the vertically ar rangedpassagesin the upper tiles.

In witness whereof, I yhereunto subscribe Y my name this 16th day of January, A. D.

y GEORGE Bons.v i 

